DALLAS — Maybe we should have moved beyond our initial skepticism of Mike McCarthy as Cowboys coach. His first season produced a 6-10 record and some questionable coaching hires, but a pair of 12-5 seasons served, for the most part, to put those concerns to rest.
For the most part.
Then McCarthy goes to Indianapolis for the scouting combine and feels compelled once more to expand on the dismissal of Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator — a move that only a low percentage of Cowboys fans would question despite the team’s high rankings in recent years — and he says this: